International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

IFF Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Revenue
+3.91%
EPS
−235.9%
Free cash flow
−123.3%
Total debt
+32.3%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

86.57 1.10 −1.25%
Market cap
$21.6B
P/E
121×
Fwd P/E
60.3×
Dividend yield
1.85%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.18
Beneish M
−2.54
Dividend safety
0/100

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) Net margin

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 1.67%, up 5.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−3.31%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.6% (fiscal 2023) to 13.9% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 4.19% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.42%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 −3.31% (5.60)
FY2024 2.29% 24.86
FY2023 −22.6% (7.53)
FY2022 −15.0% (17.36)
FY2021 2.32% (4.82)
FY2020 7.14% (1.73)
FY2019 8.87% 0.39
FY2018 8.48% (0.22)
FY2017 8.70% (4.30)
FY2016 13.0% (0.87)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 −2.83% (5.39)
Jun 2026 2.56% (3.61)
Mar 2026 6.17% 5.75
Dec 2025 0.42% (1.72)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −22.6% High 13.9%
Ten-year median 7.14%
Current reading's percentile 33

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 9.41%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 8.89%
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 8.63%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 8.37%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 7.79%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 4.26%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 4.05%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 1.67%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −3.87%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 4.19%
Basic Materials sector median 1.42%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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